MASSIVE: 245 foot-soldiers and terrorists neutralised as India decimates Jaish-e-Mohammed terror factories across LoC: Sources

Top sources have said to Republic TV that over 245 foot soldiers and terrorists who were undergoing training at Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror camps at Balakote, Muzaffrab and Chakothi in Pakistan were neutralised in Indian Air Force's pre-dawn strike across LoC on Tuesday.

Sources ded that while top senior commanders of Jaish-e-Mohammed h been moved out of Balakot in past few days in anticipation of India's reprisal for Jaish-perpetrated Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF Jawans were martyred, India decided to proceed with strike neless as deciding to destroy permanent structure of JeM and cull source of terrorists. 

dressing reporters in Indian government's first reaction following strike, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale confirmed that India h received credible intelligence that JeM was planning more suicide bombing attacks and that India h pre-emptively hit biggest Jaish terror training camp in Balakote. He also confirmed that Masood Azhar's bror-in-law Ust Ghauri led facility:

"Credible intelligence was received that Jaish-e-Mohammed was attempting ar suicide terror attack in various parts of country & fidayeen jihis were being trained for this purpose. A pre-emptive strike became important. In an intelligence le operation in early hours today, India struck biggest training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. In this operation, a very large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commander & groups of Jihis were eliminated. This facility in Balakot was heed by Maulana Yusuf Azhar alias Ust Ghauri, bror in law of JeM Chief Masood Azhar"

INDIA STRIKES PAK: Jaish Was Planning Or Suicide Bombings, Pre-emptive Strike Hit Its Biggest Camp, Confirms India's Foreign Secretary

strike by 12 Mir 2000 fighters of Indian Air Force was conducted shortly after 3:30 am on February 26, i.e. pre-dawn on Tuesday, lasting 21 minutes in all, with all IAF's assets returning safely. It came 12 days after Jaish-e-Mohammed-perpetrated Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy in which 40 Jawans were martyred.

Omar Abdullah highlighted significance of strike on Balakote specifically, writing following:

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